Ratchet & Clank is a video game series made by Insomniac Games, in which the titular characters roam the Solana Galaxy in a quest to defeat evil. The colorful third-person shooter games have a sci-fi fantasy setting, in which players put a large array of oversized guns and gadgets to good use. The video game series is developed by Insomniac Games (Burbank, California), a studio also known for its Spyro the Dragon, Resistance, Sunset Overdrive, and Marvel Spider-Man games. The first Ratchet & Clank game released in 2002, for Sony's PlayStation 2 console, to immediate success, driving the development of new games ever since. Ratchet & Clank games distinguish themselves by their colorful and humorous approach to third-person shooter games. Colorful, as Insomniac uses a bright color palette directly influenced by classic comics and Saturday morning cartoons, and humorous because of the comedic interaction between the cast of characters, who never seem to run out of quips and punchlines.